1948 Cleveland Indians / Franchise: Cleveland Guardians / BR Team Page
Record: 97-58, Finished 1st in American League (1948 AL)
World Series Champs
Managed by Lou Boudreau
Coaches: Mel Harder, Bill McKechnie, Ski Melillo, Max Patkin, Jackie Price, Muddy Ruel and George Susce
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Awards and Honors[edit]
Standings[edit]
World Series[edit]
| Game |
Score |
Date |
Attendance
|
| 1 |
Boston 1, Cleveland 0 |
October 6 |
40,135
|
| 2 |
Cleveland 4, Boston 1 |
October 7 |
39,633
|
| 3 |
Cleveland 2, Boston 0 |
October 8 |
70,306
|
| 4 |
Cleveland 2, Boston 1 |
October 9 |
81,897
|
| 5 |
Boston 11, Cleveland 5 |
October 10 |
86,288
|
| 6 |
Cleveland 4, Boston 3 |
October 11 |
40,103
|
Further Reading[edit]
- Luke Epplin: Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball, Flatiron Books, New York, NY, 2021. ISBN 9781250313799
- Lew Freedman: A Summer to Remember: Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians, Sports Publishing LLC, New York, NY, 2014. ISBN 978-1613216477
- Joe Posnanski: "Satchel Paige's AL debut was pitching magic: Negro Leagues legend threw back-to-back shutouts at age 42 (at least)", mlb.com, February 27, 2022. [1]
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